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Article: For flocks, a painful fork: Some parish members say they had no choice but to leave the Episcopal Church.
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- Daily Press (Newport News, VA)
- Article date:
- December 19, 2006
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Byline: Mike Holtzclaw
Dec. 19--The Rev. Scott Baker likes to point out that the Episcopal Church has always honored diverse opinions. Baker, the rector at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Newport News, notes that the church's international hierarchy does not issue strict edicts but rather makes recommendations with the understanding that it is up to local bodies to choose their course of action. That's why he is upset by the growing rift within the Episcopal Church that has seen several large dioceses breaking away over disagreements about issues such as the ordination of female ministers and, more recently, the acceptance of gay relationships. On ...
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